Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s standing committee has approved a proposed revision of parking fees across the city, including on-street zones, pay-and-park plots, multilevel facilities and parking spaces beneath bridges. However, motorists still do not have a confirmed implementation date because the proposal requires approval from the AMC general board.
Under the proposed structure, parking in high-traffic-density areas would cost Rs 20 per hour for two-wheelers and Rs 40 for four-wheelers. In low-density areas, the proposed hourly charges are Rs 10 for two-wheelers and Rs 20 for four-wheelers. Multilevel parking facilities would charge Rs 10 per hour for two-wheelers and Rs 20 for four-wheelers.
The proposed rates represent a significant increase from the current charges of Rs 5 per hour for two-wheelers and Rs 15 for four-wheelers at multilevel and on-street parking facilities. Depending on the category, two-wheeler charges could rise to between Rs 10 and Rs 20, while four-wheeler charges could increase to between Rs 30 and Rs 40 in several parking locations.
The revision has been proposed under Ahmedabad’s parking policy and the Parking Development Plan prepared by the AMC estate department. The stated objective is to create greater uniformity between off-street, on-street and high-density parking facilities, which currently operate under different arrangements and contract terms.
Standing committee chairman Kamlesh Patel said the proposal was intended to bring parking charges across different types of facilities under a common framework. He said the parking policy also provides for a review of rates after three years. Patel added that some parking contracts were still operating under older rates, creating the possibility of different charges at facilities located close to one another if the revision were applied only to new sites.
The town planning committee and standing committee have also suggested reducing the proposed rates for two-wheelers. This means the final charges may differ from the rates approved at the committee stage. The proposal will need to be placed before the AMC general board before the corporation can announce the exact rates and enforcement date.
The corporation also plans to discuss the change with existing parking contractors before implementation. AMC officials will review the licence fees paid by contractors on a pro-rata basis for the remaining period of their contracts. Until those discussions and the general board approval are completed, the existing parking charges remain in force, and the rollout timeline remains unspecified.
